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Bank PHB Introduces Bank Accounts for Diaspora 24th OCT 2006

Bank PHB has introduced a scheme that allows Nigerians abroad to operate bank accounts at home from their foreign locations...
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Power Sector Reforms Get N537.6b Government Investment
24th OCT 2006

An estimated sum of $4.2 billion (about N537.6 billion) has been invested by the Federal Government in the power sector reforms which begun about four years ago...
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Top Stories

24-year Sentence for Enron Boss...
Jeffrey Skilling, former Enron Chief Executive, has been sentenced to 24 years following his role in the fraud that led to the collapse of the energy firm in 2001...
24th OCT 2006

NITEL prepaid platform collapses...
The prepaid platform installed by the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited about two years ago has collapsed. As a result of this development, all customers of the first national telecoms operator have been migrated to the company’s post-paid platform.
24th OCT 2006

Pension Funds Hit N320 Billion by December...
Pension funds of both the public and private sectors had reached 220 billion naira. Of this amount, the public sector’s contribution was 70 billion naira. It is expected to reach N320 billion naira at the end of the year.
23rd OCT 2006

Chevron Leads Price Gainers...
Chevron Oil Nigeria Plc, formerly Texaco Nigeria Plc, led the price gainers on Friday, as investors continued to respond favourably to its new name.
23rd OCT 2006

Private Sector Investment in Agriculture Challenged By Federal Government...
The private sector has been challenged by the Federal Government to invest in agriculture if food security must be guaranteed in the country....
23rd OCT 2006

NEPAD To Mark Fifth Anniversary In Abuja...
The New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD) is to mark its fifth anniversary in Abuja, the official News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported yesterday....
18th OCT 2006

LG Launches Premium PC in Nigeria...
LG electronics has introduced S1Express Dual, a15.4 inch widescreen premium notebook PC powered by Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology into the Nigerian market.
17th OCT 2006

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PHCN & Online Electricity
Payment System
By Chyke 9 OCT 2006

This is a great achievement for the country. My only concern here is the motivation for this implementation...
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CALL CENTRES IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY- An engine for growth

Many companies can turn their call centres into powerful engines for growth.

A few years ago it was almost impossible to reach your bank either because they had limited phone services or that the few they had were always busy or the phones were out of order or maybe you didn’t have the numbers available to reach them. Another reason could be the Avers / Auto attendants that most banks use that toss people from one prompt to another until the person eventually hangs up (frustrating if caller doesn’t understand English). My advice to those investing huge sums in Auto attendants in Nigeria is to stop! It is a cultural thing; Nigerians don’t like listening or talking to a machine...
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